1HOUSE · JUN 25, 2025
Passed the House
218–206PASSED
R 216–0 D 2–206
On Passage · roll 182 · 8 not voting
House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Resolving differences
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
Official title: Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. John Carter R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 12, 2025
- Committee actionJun 12, 2025
- Passed HouseJun 25, 2025 · 218–206
- Passed SenateAug 1, 2025 · 87–9
- Resolving differencesSep 10, 2025
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 18, 2025 — Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House requests a conference.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3944.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 119-43 ↗; H. Rept. 119-161 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Appropriations Committee on July 17, 2025.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 17, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/SRPT/43
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/161 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3944, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/3944
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 27, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
81b54870e297218092de813bbb59153e9b3daeaa8f3e8f1bce7d777c8d0b76cd
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CARTER of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 101, June 12, 2025, Page H2822):The principal constitutional authority for this legislation is clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of the United States (the appropriation power), which states: ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law . . . ``In addition, clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution (the spending power) provides: ``The Congress shall have the Power . . . to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States . . . ``Together, these specific constitutional provisions establish the congressional power of the purse, granting Congress the authority to appropriate funds, to determine their…Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 12, 2025 ↗
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 799 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3944, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/3944
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 27, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
81b54870e297218092de813bbb59153e9b3daeaa8f3e8f1bce7d777c8d0b76cd
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- Congress.gov noteThe text of H.R.3944 is contained in the text of H.R.5371, which became Public Law 119-37.Source: Congress.gov, record updated July 27, 2026 ↗
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3944, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/3944
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 27, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
81b54870e297218092de813bbb59153e9b3daeaa8f3e8f1bce7d777c8d0b76cd
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Vote results
8 recorded roll-call votes on H.R. 3944. The 2 that moved the bill are first, in date order.
2SENATE · AUG 1, 2025
Passed the Senate
87–9PASSED
R 49–2 D 37–6 I 1–1
On Passage of the Bill · roll 480 · 4 not voting · Needed a 3/5 majority (60 votes)
Procedural votes (6) — motions, rulings and amendments along the way (3 Senate, 3 House). Tap to show.
Oldest first. Totals are yea–nay.
- Amendment 2 to H.R. 3944On agreeing to the amendmentHouse · Jun 25, 2025 · roll 180R 212–2 D 7–204219–206Agreed
- Send the bill back to committeeMotion to recommitHouse · Jun 25, 2025 · roll 181R 0–216 D 208–0208–216Failed
- Start debate on H.R. 3944Motion to proceedSenate · Jul 22, 2025 · roll 422R 50–1 D 0–45 I 0–250–48Agreed
- Cloture vote to start debateCloture on the motion to proceedSenate · Jul 22, 2025 · roll 423 · Needed a 3/5 majority (60 votes)R 50–1 D 40–5 I 1–191–7Agreed
- Start debate on H.R. 3944Motion to proceedSenate · Jul 23, 2025 · roll 428R 49–2 D 40–5 I 1–190–8Agreed
- On Motion to Instruct Conferees: Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026On Motion to Instruct ConfereesHouse · Sep 11, 2025 · roll 263R 2–213 D 209–0211–213Failed
Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 8 of 8 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
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Related bills
- H.R. 5371 (119th) Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026Related bill
- H.Res. 530 (119th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3944) making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs…Related bill
- H.R. 4121 (119th) Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026Related bill
- H.R. 4249 (119th) Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026Related bill
- S. 2256 (119th) Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026Related bill
- S. 2257 (119th) Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026Related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.